Manager, Finance Transformation, Finance Consulting; Value & Performance Management

Position: Manager, Finance Transformation, Finance Consulting (Value & Performance Management)

Manager, Finance Transformation, Finance Consulting (Value & Performance Management) – UK

Are you passionate about Value & Performance Management and Finance transformation enabled by technology?

The opportunity

Finance consulting works with clients to address mission‑critical issues related to company‑wide performance, creating value and delivering world‑class future finance capabilities, leveraging the EY brand as impartial, trusted advisors.

You will work in multi‑disciplinary teams for some of the biggest and most recognised corporate brands in the world, applying the latest technologies and analytical methods to help drive their business performance and digital finance transformation agendas that make a real difference to our working world.

A growth area for us is Value & Performance Management (VPM) and how technology enables control, automation, efficiency and value growth—empowering strategic budgeting, planning, and forecasting, integrated business planning, consolidation, performance management and KPIs, data management, business partnering, AI enablement, cost reduction and value growth initiatives.

Your

Key Responsibilities

• You will build strong relationships within client organisations, working with them to understand their most critical business problems and priorities, consulting with your EY peers to evaluate, design, and deliver solution options that leverage cutting‑edge technologies.
• You will motivate and manage high‑performing diverse teams, aligned to EY’s values, delivering exceptional client service and preparing our clients for a digital future.

Skills and Attributes for Success

We are looking for professionals who are great communicators, team players, and relationship builders, with a real desire to learn.

Professional in your approach, you will have a natural ability to establish personal credibility with clients. You will also be highly organised, capable of coordinating your own workload and that of other team members, meeting deadlines, proactively managing risks and delivering quality outcomes.

A role model to those around you, you will live the values of the firm daily, coaching and supporting the development of others.

You will add measurable value to your clients by delivering work that addresses their biggest challenges and priorities, including the need to:

• Articulate, design, and implement a vision for Finance and a compelling “case for change” that draws on innovative global technology trends, leading practice and service innovation
• Discuss finance simplification and innovation enabled by digital technologies
• Conduct accelerated finance diagnostics, maturity assessments, and benchmarking
• Define client‑relevant use of modern technology platforms showing their key functionalities, data models and technical requirements
• Provide roadmaps of implementation and timelines (cost vs. benefits)
• Structure and run Finance transformation programmes using Agile design and delivery methods
• Collect and socialise business and technical requirements for a technology‑enabled Finance transformation
• Architect and design technology‑enabled Finance solutions
• Drive end‑to‑end implementation services for emerging technologies
• Deliver and manage the technical implementation of solutions

Adopt “digital” ways of working to increase flexibility and accelerate delivery:

• Plan, design, and execute design‑led thinking and process re‑engineering workshops
• Process design grounded in customer outcomes and user experience, adopting LEAN methodologies and automation technologies
• Structure and implement Agile delivery methods

Understand and support in the implementation of relevant technologies such as:

• SAP Analytics Cloud
• Oracle, Hyperion, SAP BPC/SAC, S/4
  
  HANA
• Anaplan, Tagetik, Board
• Microsoft Power BI

To qualify for the role, you must have:

• Experience in designing solutions for complex multi‑national organisations
• Multiple lifecycle implementation experience of EPM or Finance Analytics
• Proficiency in your chosen market or sector
• Strong client relationship skills and proven stakeholder engagement
• A keen interest in applying modern technologies to solve Finance and cross‑functional challenges

Ideally, you’ll also have:

• A valid…